Healthy Cooking for IBS: 100 Delicious Recipes to Keep You Symptom Free (Paperback)

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Product Description

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a somewhat vague and all-encompassing term, but to the 35 million Americans who suffer from it, it means specific and sometimes debilitating symptoms. So varied are these symptoms, though, that in 2004 alone, 281 different treatments were administered to remedy them. But one constant in all of these treatments was a change in diet, and here, finally, is the first cookbook ever to address the dietary demands of this common and chronic ailment.

Created by a chef/dietician team, Healthy Cooking for IBS offers more than 100 scientifically developed and tested recipes that help alleviate the symptoms of IBS but are tasty enough for everyone in the family to enjoy. With delicious recipes for breakfasts and breads, snacks and appetizers, soups and salads, main courses, and desserts; practical information on the causes and symptoms of the syndrome, as well as possible treatments; key nutritional and dietary recommendations; and helpful guidelines for meal planning, shopping, and eating out, this indispensable book will prove to be a godsend for all those who live with IBS.

About the Author

Chef and writer Sophie Braimbridge runs her own cooking school in London. She contributes to Food and Travel, Red, and other magazines and is the author of Simply Italian. She has cooked at such renowned restaurants as River Café and Chez Panisse.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: "Stewart, Tabori and Chang" (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584794941
• ISBN-13: 978-1584794943
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #399,155 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful pictures, but little substance about IBS, August 27, 2006

By	Jeffrey D. Roberts "Founder, Irritable Bowel ... (Toronto, ON CANADA) - See all my reviews

This very gorgeous publication has pictures and recipes of scrumptious foods; however, there is little genuine substance about IBS or helpful remedies. Like other food books about IBS, there is little clinical evidence referred to, to support that any of these recipes will keep you symptom-free. This original UK publication is in the dark ages as to the causes of IBS. For example, in the "Who is susceptible?" paragraph it includes such things as "Do you work long hours and at weekends?" or "Do you eat at your desk or in front of the TV?". It is a beautiful coffee table book that if anything may be an opening line for discussing IBS openly with your guests.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I needed, July 21, 2008

By	Amber L. Moreau (Vancouver, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book hoping to get ideas for cooking regular foods in a way that will keep my IBS symptoms down. Many of the food items in this books are more health food store, fine dining recipes and that is not how I eat. I am a basic person and this book does not have basic dishes. Many of the ingredients I have never used and a lot of them are beyond my budget.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wrong Foods for IBS, June 17, 2008

By	Laurel Vanblarcum (Waxahachie, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Far from being a healthy cookbook for IBS this book features nothing but recipes using dairy, gluten (wheat) and even alcohol. These are three of the biggest triggers for IBS sufferers. I'd send the book back but I've already lost enough time and money. That's what I get for not having a neighborhood bookstore and buying sight unseen.